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mattel-inc
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      04-28-2008

Hi all

I'm currently using Vista Home Premium with 1 admin account and 1 gues
account

Sadly when I went to change my password for my admin account, I wa
prompted saying that my password was unable to be changed. I though
nothing of it. I tried to change it again but it said my "current
password is incorrect? It was right the first time

I am forced to conclude Windows has changed my password.
I use my previous password - NOT WORKING
I use the password I tried to change it to - NOT WORKING

So I shut down my computer, only to open it the next day with ever
password attempt failing

Has anyone been in a similar situation? Can anyone recommend any fix
All I need is my files back, even if I do have to re-install Window
itself

I really need my account back. It has my whole life on there; sadly no
backed up

Your help and patience is greatly appreciated
Thanks
Melissa

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Bobby
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      05-02-2008
You can reinstall Vista but make sure to install on free space or use
resizing to create free space and install onto the free space to not
overwrite your data.

If you need access to you files back you can boot using a bootable CDrom of
a linux distro like ubuntu and be able to access all your files without
having to install.

Note: if you have used disk/file encryption you will not be able to see your
data.

Good luck.


"mattel-inc" wrote:

>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm currently using Vista Home Premium with 1 admin account and 1 guest
> account.
>
> Sadly when I went to change my password for my admin account, I was
> prompted saying that my password was unable to be changed. I thought
> nothing of it. I tried to change it again but it said my "current"
> password is incorrect? It was right the first time.
>
> I am forced to conclude Windows has changed my password.
> I use my previous password - NOT WORKING.
> I use the password I tried to change it to - NOT WORKING.
>
> So I shut down my computer, only to open it the next day with every
> password attempt failing.
>
> Has anyone been in a similar situation? Can anyone recommend any fix.
> All I need is my files back, even if I do have to re-install Windows
> itself.
>
> I really need my account back. It has my whole life on there; sadly not
> backed up.
>
> Your help and patience is greatly appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Melissa.
>
>
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> mattel-inc
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>
>

 
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proudpoppy766
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      07-19-2008

Well it happened to me today, only way back in was to do a complete
recovery. This is not funny!!


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Jreal10
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      07-02-2009


Nope the exact samething happen to me today. And I haven't found a
solution.


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Frank Holman
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      07-02-2009

Jreal10 <> wrote:

>Nope the exact samething happen to me today. And I haven't found a
>solution.


You are talking to people who are no longer listening.
 
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Flavius
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      07-04-2009


method three or four from
this:http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/10...-password.html


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